Pashinyan plans to tax the Church. Fragile US–Iran truce under threat․ Alpha Newsroom 21.04.2026
April 21 2026, 14:00
Today in Alpha News Room:
Nikol Pashinyan plans to impose taxes on the Armenian Apostolic Church if re-elected;
Ruben Vardanyan has asked Armenia’s ombudsman to consider the possibility of visiting Baku;
Threats and new aircraft carriers in the Middle East: the United States is dramatically increasing its military presence in the region;
Iran is entering negotiations from a position of strength and is trying to dictate its terms, says Evdokia Dobreva;
“Trump’s road” is turning Armenia into a transit corridor for Azerbaijan and Turkey, says Pyotr Kolchin;
The passenger was intoxicated: police comment on the stabbing of a bus driver;
Winter is not letting up: a snowstorm in Syunik.